"When the big one finally hits L.A."

1974

2h 3m

6.1(348 votes)

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Drama

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Overview

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

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Cast & Crew

103 members

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Charlton Heston

Stewart Graff

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Ava Gardner

Remy Royce-Graff

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George Kennedy

Sgt. Lew Slade

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Lorne Greene

Sam Royce

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Geneviève Bujold

Denise Marshall

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Richard Roundtree

Miles Quade

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Marjoe Gortner

Jody

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Barry Sullivan

Dr. Willis Stockle

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Lloyd Nolan

Dr. James Vance

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Victoria Principal

Rosa Amici

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Walter Matthau

Drunk

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Monica Lewis

Barbara

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Gabriel Dell

Sal

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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Chavez

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Lloyd Gough

Bill Cameron

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John Randolph

Los Angeles Mayor

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Kip Niven

Walter Russell

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Scott Hylands

Asst. Caretaker

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Tiger Williams

Corry

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Donald Moffat

Dr. Harvey Johnson

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Jesse Vint

Buck

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Alan Vint

Ralph

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Lionel Johnston

Hank

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John Elerick

Carl Leeds

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John S. Ragin

Chief Inspector

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George Murdock

Colonel

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Don Mantooth

Sid

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Michael Richardson

Sandy

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Alex Brown

Pool Player

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Bob Cunningham

Dr. Frank Ames

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John Dennis

Brawny Foreman

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Gene Dynarski

Dam Caretaker

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Bob Gravage

Farmer Mr. Griggs

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H.B. Haggerty

Pool Player

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Tim Herbert

Las Vegas Man

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Dave Morick

Technician

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Ines Pedroza

Laura

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Josh Albee

Boy with Radio (uncredited)

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Benjie Bancroft

Citizen (uncredited)

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Buzz Barbee

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Joan Blair

Pawnbroker's Wife (TV version) (uncredited)

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Hal Bokar

Dam Workman (uncredited)

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Reb Brown

Young Man on Motorcycle (uncredited)

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Vivian Brown

Woman (uncredited)

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Ian Bruce

Officer Scott (Wilson Plaza) (uncredited)

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Polly Burson

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

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William H. Burton Jr.

Stranger (uncredited)

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Ric Carrott

National Guardsman (uncredited)

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David S. Cass Sr.

Sherriff Merle (uncredited)

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Lonny Chapman

LAPD Captain (uncredited)

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Sam Chew Jr.

Tony (Kathie's Husband) (uncredited)

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Shannon Christie

Dr. Vance's Nurse (uncredited)

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Erik Cord

Office Worker (uncredited)

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Caitanya Dasi

Hare Krishna (uncredited)

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Cinmayi Devi

Hare Krishna (uncredited)

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Ken DuMain

Earthquake Survivor in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

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Brent Dunsford

Man Drinking from Plastic Cup in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

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Crew

Patty Elder

Blonde Secretary in Royce Building (uncredited)

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Kenny Endoso

Bar Cook (uncredited)

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Jeannie Epper

Blonde Woman (uncredited)

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Dotty Ertel

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)

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Bobby Ferro

Sports Car Thief (uncredited)

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Bruce M. Fischer

Man (uncredited)

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Sig Frohlich

Doctor (uncredited)

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James W. Gavin

Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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Ernest Harada

Seismologist (uncredited)

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Jerry Hardin

Man (uncredited)

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Bob Harks

Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)

Crew

Orwin C. Harvey

Man on the Balcony of a Falling House (uncredited)

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Lars Hensen

Citizen (uncredited)

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Diana Herbert

Woman (uncredited)

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Bert Kramer

Policeman (uncredited)

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Paul LeClair

National Guardsman (uncredited)

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Karl Lukas

Man (uncredited)

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Ernesto Molinari

Citizen (uncredited)

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Crew

Stevie Myers

Earthquake Victim (uncredited)

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Jimmy Nickerson

Seismology Graduate Student (uncredited)

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Stuart Nisbet

Man on Loudspeaker (voice) (uncredited)

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Frances Osborne

Housewife (uncredited)

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Grant Owens

Police Officer (uncredited)

Crew

Charlie Picerni

Pool Player (uncredited)

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Tony Regan

Man Fleeing Movie Theatre (uncredited)

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Leoda Richards

Emergency Soup Kitchen Worker in Wilson Plaza (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Man in Outer Office (uncredited)

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George Sawaya

Deputy Sherriff (uncredited)

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Mark Sawtelle

Boy (uncredited)

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Fred Scheiwiller

Jay the Bartender (uncredited)

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Debralee Scott

Kathie (TV version) (uncredited)

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Dean Smith

Pool Player (uncredited)

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Eddie Smith

Citizen (uncredited)

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Norman Stevans

Radio Station Technician (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Citizen (uncredited)

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John Tuell

Prop Tractor Driver (uncredited)

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Dick Tufeld

Opening Narrator (uncredited)

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Kitty Vallacher

Grocery Store Clerk (uncredited)

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Keith Walker

Man on the Radio (voice) (uncredited)

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Sandy Ward

Studio Guard (uncredited)

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Rick Warick

Office Worker (uncredited)

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Dick Warlock

Diver at Hollywood Reservoir (uncredited)

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William Whitaker

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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Don Wilbanks

Dam Workman with Blowtorch (uncredited)

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Forrest Wood

Man (uncredited)

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Clint Young

Dam Workman (uncredited)

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